Saturday, January 12, 2008

Joe Jackson shills for Taco Bell?

I wasn't shocked when the Stones sold some songs for commercials. They've always been into money. Nothing wrong with that. I was a bit surprised a few years ago when I heard a Spinal Tap song (“Gimme Some Money”) used in a financial services ad on CNBC. I actually found that one amusing, what with Spinal Tap being a fake band.

But Joe Jackson for Taco Bell!!!!???? Come on ! Joe Jackson? And not a hit song, as if he ever had one (Stepping Out?). But “One More Time” off his very old album “Look Sharp” ( a great album by the way). I'm not pissed....everyone has a right to make some bucks from their creative talents....but JOE JACKSON? This is a guy who has always struck me as being happy to be a niche guy, happy to make good music, make a decent living, and never cared whether he had a hit. So now he let's Taco Bell use his song to sell cheesy stuffed gorditas! Weird!

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I, too, was shocked when I first saw that Taco Bell ad. Joe Jackson was such a pr**k when I saw him in concert back in the late 80s/early 90s. (He got all pissy at the audience for singing along and compromising the quality of his performance.) I think it's pretty funny he sold out to a fast food chain. Oh, how the pompous have fallen...

I think it is funny, too. I saw him in the states on the Big World tour and he was the biggest a-hole I'd ever seen. He showed so much contempt for us that, about 30 minutes in, we started flipping him off English-style. I have been a reluctant fan ever since.